Jewel of the Solar System: Discovering Saturn, the Real 'Lord of the Rings'

Overview:

We have arrived at Saturn in our imaginary journey with NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft! By now, it is intended that students' curiosity about Saturn is piqued and they are eager to learn more about the special features of Saturn -- its rings and moons -- and the planet itself.

In this activity, your youth:• Take a firmer grasp on their role as scientists and engineers as they are introduced to the value of research into past discoveries.• Research four mini-books about Saturn, pull out interesting information to share and look for answers to a matching game they will play.• Share their findings and work in teams to win the game.• Make posters to share the most important findings from the books, and record their new knowledge on the "Notice/Know/Wonder" charts they created in an earlier activity.• Reinforce new knowledge by observing, measuring and drawing scale models of Saturn and its moon Titan, compared to Earth and its moon.